BS1USB only has one way communication?
Paul Hoover
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I recently purchased the BS1USB and I'm trying to get it to communicate with my computer.· I've been able to program it and have gotten fine performance.· But I am at a loss of how to communicate from the stamp back to my PC.· Serout doesn't seem to·work because there isn't a serial connection.· I've heard people say that you can decode the debug data and use that, but it is too slow for what i need to do.· Is the BS1USB really just a one way communicator?· ·In and not out?· If so, does anyone know how to get a bs1 or bs2 to communicate with a pc that doesn't have a serial port (and only has USB).
Thanks in advance.
Paul
Thanks in advance.
Paul
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The BS2 also has a DEBUG statement that communicates through the programming port (which can be USB). This uses standard serial I/O although at a fixed Baud (9600).
You can use an external USB adapter with a serial version of the Stamp or one of the development boards with a built-in USB adapter. I've used both Parallax's adapters and the Keyspan high speed USB adapter without problems (on a Mac).
Mike
·· I answered this question in the BASIC Stamp thread where you also had a post.· Please see that thread for a link to the article Mike is referring to, or rather, a reprint of it in our Completed Projects Forum.
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=597631
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